Vetek (Seniority) Association

The main aim of Vetek (Seniority) Association – the Movement for Longevity and Quality of Life, Israel (Association No. 580538759)

is to act for the advancement of healthy longevity for the entire population through scientific research, technological development, medical treatment, public health and educational measures, advocacy and social activism.

Within this general aim, the Vetek Association emphasizes and promotes the amelioration of the deteriorative aging process as the main factor undermining healthy longevity.

In order to help address the aging-related health challenges, the Vetek Association is uniquely poised to advance biomedical aging and longevity research in Israel. It is advised by leading Israeli and international scientists in diverse fields of biomedical aging and longevity R&D. Since its foundation by Rafi Eitan, it has been supported by noted public figures and advocates, strategically situated and connected in the Israeli and international scientific and civic establishment.

The Vetek Association has been at the forefront of aging research and advocacy in Israel. It has organized or co-organized several national and international conferences on biomedical aging and longevity research in Israel, such as the conference in Bar Ilan University in 2017 co-sponsored by the Israel Ministry of Science and Technology, the conference in Weizmann Institute of Science in 2019 co-sponsored by the US NIH National Institute on Aging, and the Longevity Nation conference in 2023 in Bar-Ilan University in a partnership of over 30 national and international organizations.